So with another successful year in the bag, and with attendance figures increasing by 50,000 since 2009, we could not have asked for better 18th birthday pressie! If you have any fab videos or photies please post them onto our official facebook fan page

As always we want to extend our thanks to not only the public but the 100s of organisations that help plan and deliver the festival each year. The joint agency work that goes into the 12 month planning period is vital to the delivery of a safe and successful festival.

A massive thank you to you all and in true Liverpool lingo, we mean it when we say: ‘We get by with a little help from our friends’

Headlining the Albert Dock Family Stage will be The Beatles Show, one of the most successful and life-like Beatles tribute acts, who will be performing Fab Four favourites in an hour long performance. The Beatles Show will also need somebody, and not just anybody, but everybody visiting the Dock to join them in the Beatles Sing-a-long which this year will have the lyrics from Help! Fill the Dock for the Waterfront Sing-a-long.

The Merseycats charity will be performing the infamous sounds of the Merseybeat era with four separate bands playing on the British Waterways Floating Stage with the finalists from Juice FM’s Undiscovered competition. Headlining and rounding off the Dock’s Mathew Street Music Festival Celebrations will be the illustrious and cult Liverpool legends The Amazing Kappa.

Jeremy Roberts, Chairman of the Albert Dock Business Tenants Association said:

“We are delighted to be able to confirm the line up for the Family Stage for this year’s Mathew Street Festival, all the pieces are coming together to guarantee a fun-filled day out for all the family. There will be a diverse mixture of music being performed as well as an action packed feature list of events and activities around the Dock. I cannot wait to see everyone taking part in the Sing-a-long for what is going to be a very memorable day out.”

The Albert Dock Business Tenants Association has been working closely with organisers to provide a family friendly zone, where everyone can enjoy a day of music and live entertainment absolutely FREE.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! Take the family on a ‘magical mystery tour’ around the Dock and you will find more music and a list of activities as big as a ‘Norwegian wood’. Head over to BugWorld Experience and party with the ‘alternative Beatles’ with a special 2-for-1 offer during the whole Mathew Street Music Festival Weekend. The Beatles Story will be adding to the Merseybeat fun with a team of Sgt. Peppers ‘here, there and everywhere’ giving away free goodies for the family to take home. If the ‘good day sunshine’ becomes a little too bright, the Beatles Story will also be hosting a chill out zone where the kids can make their own pair of round rimmed glasses that John Lennon himself would be proud of. Once the glasses are sorted, finish off the John Lennon look with a trip to Nauticalia who will have special offers on iconic Breton Caps, worn by Liverpool’s most famous Yellow Submariners.

If at some point in the day you get so hungry you could eat a ‘walrus’ there is a great range of child friendly bars and restaurants that will ‘keep you satisfied’. PanAm will be shouting ‘come and get it’ on Sunday and Monday of the festival with a great offer on a three course set menu with entertainment provided by the Cheatles. Head over to What’s Cooking? ‘at any time at all’ during the Bank Holiday Monday and you will find a gala of food, fun and activity with face painting, fake tattoos and balloons for the little ones and after 6pm – 2-for-1 cocktails for adults. If Pizza is your thing then kids can make their own at GUSTO until 6pm then if you find yourself saying ‘I’m so tired’, then Costa Coffee will give you 10% off any food and drink. Vinea will have a great selection of beers and wines, strictly for the grown ups.

The confirmed programme for the Albert Dock Family Stage is as follows:

12:00 – Merseycats’ Beatclub
12:30 – Merseycats’ Tempest
13:00 – Merseycats’ Boogeymen
13:30 – Merseycats’ Squares
14:00 – The three finalists from Juice FM Undiscovered competition will perform
16:00 – The Beatles Show – Leading the Beatles sing-a-long at 16:20
17:00 – Paul Kappa show

1 – 7am Music Machine
7 – 10am City Talk Bank Holiday Breakfast
10 – 12pm Beatles Bank Holiday
12 – 1pm BEATLES – DAYS INN THEIR LIVES
1 – 7pm Beatles Bank Holiday
7 – 8pm BEATLES – DAYS IN THEIR LIVES
8 – 10pm Beatles Bank Holiday
10 – 2am Pete Price

18 Years of awesome music is something to really celebrate, so we’ve decided to produce a genuinely limited edition Mathew Street Music Festival 18th Birthday Merchandise Range of goodies so you can take away a memento that will be a constant reminder of what a fantastic weekend you had at Europe’s largest free city centre music festival. With the programme being retailed at only £1 there is literally something for everyone.

The merchandise and festival programme will be retailed on William Brown Street (Outside the World Museum), Castle Street (Near the Town Hall) and Tithebarn street (Between the stages).

Roaming vendors will also be about over the weekend along Lime St/St Georges Lane (side of St George’s Hall close to Queens Square Bus station), Church Street/Holy Corner and along Dale Street.

Alternatively click here to visit our online shop!All Merchandise has be lovingly designed & produced in partnership with LCC by your local Merchandise expert www.wildthang.co.uk.

Or if you fancy popping into town to do a spot of shopping, be one of the first to pick up a copy of the festival brochure in the 08 Place, Whitechapel or Liverpool One Information Centre.

These special cruises offer a flavour of Mathew Street out on the Mersey as part of the Beatles Week Festival. As always there will be an authentic 60s party atmosphere which will rock the Mersey!

The bands playing are:

Friday
Hal Bruce from Canada
Repeatles from Sweden
Tripper from Scotland

Saturday
Pepper Hearts from Holland
Tearaways from California
Tripper from Scotland

Special Offer £17 per person (tickets normally £22) call 0151 330 1444 and quote BS17 to obtain this special price. Advanced booking necessary.

Cruises depart Liverpool, Pier Head at 8.30pm and Seacombe, Wirral at 8.45pm and lasts approximately three and half hours.

A printer friendly version will be available for download from our website Monday 16th August.

Connect – come along and connect with everyone at the Festival and sing along with your family. Connect too with Merseytravel and leave the car at home; access to all stages is available via public transport.

Be Active – visit each of the 6 stages and have a dance with your friends.

Take Notice – of the musicians and your surroundings; know where you are meeting friends and family; find out where first aid is – if in doubt ask a steward.

Keep learning – learn some song lyrics and something about Liverpool as you enjoy the weekend.

Give – support the Anthony Nolan Trust at the Town Hall.

 To find out more about 2010, other events taking place or how you can get involved visit www.2010healthandwellbeing.org.uk

Six children a year from the Alder Hey Childrens’s Hospital in Liverpool aren’t able to have a sibling match. They need to find a match from someone outside their families.

YOU COULD BE A LIFESAVING MATCH

If you are, your donation of stem cells can save a life through a simple process that doesn’t take long or hurt very much. But first you need to be tissue-typed to see if you’re a match.

Come along to our recruitment event, complete a simple application form and give us a sample of your saliva to be tested.

Liverpool Town Hall  29th & 30th August 11am – 2pm

Aged 18 – 40 , weigh over 8 stone and in good health? Go on, give a saliva sample and join the Anthony Nolan Register today.

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